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Originally Posted by JayZim13
I just picked up this 1944 Esquires All-American Boy's Baseball game program. Its listed as the East vs West. players include Richie Ashburn and Erv Palica on the west team and Bill Pierce on the East. The east manager was Connie Mack and the west manager was Mel Ott. Can anyone give me info on this game. I also have a 1945 program. My email is aleo821@aol.com.
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Othur Pardue, a catcher for the East team, was from Nashville and was known as "Buck". He was two years older than my father; both played for North High School. My dad played third as a sophomore (Pardue was a senior catcher) except when Pardue pitched; then dad caught.
Dad remembers when "Buck caught a foul time between the index and middle fingers of his throwing hand and the ball just lodged there. I had to catch for three straight games while Buck healed."
Pardue never made it higher than Class C ball. He passed away in 2011 here in Nashville.